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Customers Reducing costs through energy audits and measurement to achieve 20 per cent energy savings BHEN-8KUNV8 Flügger is a ¤200 million Denmark-based manufacturer with seven factories located in the Nordic countries as well as in Poland and China. The 1,600 employees manufacture tools, paint, and designer wallpaper. Leaders at the Flügger plant in Kolding, Denmark, were tasked with lowering energy consumption in order to reduce manufacturing costs. They knew this would require outside expertise which could provide them with tools for energy optimisation, realtime measurement, and analysis. Flügger decided to partner with Schneider Electric . Over the years, Schneider Electric has offered energy audits for large office buildings. Now the energy auditing concept is being extended to industrial buildings. Jens Ellevang, energy audit manager at Schneider Electric, commented on the new initiative: 18 Intelligent Energy www.SEreply.com 1300 369 233
‘We observe that customers in industry are focused on energy savings. During periods of lower manufacturing production, many firms target expenses in order to identify opportunities to save money. More and more industrial companies are also now more politically aware and are interested in lowering their CO 2 emissions.’ Energy goal of 20 per cent reduction in consumption achieved The Schneider Electric industrial facility energy audits were organised to support Flügger, which had launched a major energy project. Nanna Arrøe, environment manager at Flügger, explains: ‘Working in cooperation with Schneider Electric, we set a goal to save 20 per cent on the energy consumption at seven of our plants in Denmark, Sweden, and Poland. We needed an overview of how we used energy, in addition to expert advice on how to prioritise and optimise our energy saving opportunities. This would allow us to focus on those areas that would reap the most dividends. ‘According to the first report, which targeted our plant in Kolding, we were able to achieve our goal of saving about 20 per cent, with a relatively minor level of effort. Our lighting systems and ventilation were in particular need of optimisation,’ Nanna explains, and she adds a few words on the work that transpired: are installed. Even though the energy consumption should therefore be under control, oftentimes that consumption begins to increase very slowly once again. Flügger’s initial energy audit was followed up with an investment in measurement equipment. ‘In order to get rid of the so-called hidden energy consumption, additional measuring data was needed – and the data had to be able to be analysed,’ explains Jens Ellevang, ‘By analysing, you are able to take control, and when you are in control, you can optimise.’ Schneider Electric has delivered and installed electricity meters and software at Flügger, which is now capable of taking continuous readings of its own energy consumption. Nanna Arrøe concludes: ‘With our increased focus on energy-efficient initiatives, we are going to save approximately ¤267 000 on the bottom line. And that is not just this year, but every year.’ With our increased focus on energy-efficient ‘ initiatives, we are going to save approximately ¤267 000 on the bottom line. And that is not just this year, but every year’. - Nanna Arrøe, environment manager, Flügger ‘It has been very exciting and educational to take part. We now view things in a whole new way, and have felt throughout that our needs have been taken very seriously. We did not simply have a formula imposed on us. Instead, through an ongoing dialogue with Schneider Electric, we have discovered how to better manage our energy consumption ourselves.’ Measurement and monitoring sustain cost reductions When energy audits and calculations are carried out, energy-efficient products, such as frequency converters and light meters, 1300 369 233 www.SEreply.com Intelligent Energy 19
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